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Memorial Day is anything but a holiday. It is a time when we remember those who served and whose lives were altered, or ended, by war, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says. Today we pay tribute to them and to people in the federal family — past, present and future — who served or will serve.

Your mention of the placement of flags on the graves of our military brothers and sisters at Arlington and the picture of the cemetary triggered a reminder that many of America's fallen heroes are buried at locations far from home, indeed where they fell. That recalls the diplomatic exchange in the early 1960s between then-French President General Charles De Gaulle and Dean Rusk, JFK's Secretary of State. De Gaulle had decided to remove France from the NATO command structure and in the process sent a note to Rusk demanding that all US military personnel then stationed in France must leave the country. Rusk's repsonse was brief but eloquent: "Mon General, does that include those buried at Normandy?"

Today is a reflection day for me.Time to remember Uncles,cousins,friends who are not here because of a hostile conflict.And also a day to thank fathers,brothers,sons who served and are still here.I wish all the protestors,politicans regardless of party,would take the time to realize/understand what sacrifices were made so their freedom of speech remains.I have little/no use for the standard Memorial Day politican speech which is delivered with little or no meaning other than gaining visibility/votes.